Some of you may be old enough to remember Reader’s Digest. When I was little I was so excited to be able to read the Laughter Is the Best Medicine pages; they always made me smile. What can laughter do? Release good endorphins that make you feel happy. Relax your muscles- a good bout of […]
You know those thoughts. They creep up on you and attach to your brain like a fishing lure, just hanging out, oblivious to your pain, they could stay forever. You try to make them go away, but then the fishing lure seems to embed itself even deeper in your brain and the pain becomes more […]
“My mind won’t shut up.” “I can’t focus to save my life.” When it feels like your mind is in control of you and you don’t know how to take back control, chances are you have monkey mind. Monkey mind is exactly what it sounds like; imagine your mind is an energetic monkey jumping […]
Jasmine was adopted into a family that she stated treated her well and loved her like their own. She said that nothing bad had happened to her as a child. Her family always stood by her and treated her with patience and respect, but sometimes she felt like she was a burden to them. She […]
“God*, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change. The courage to change the things I can. And the wisdom to know the difference.” *God, Goddess, the universe, or whomever your higher power may be. Many people who are atheists or agnostics find the Serenity Prayer helpful. Just finish the article […]
Affirmations are positive things that we tell ourselves to feel better about ourselves, or others, or situations which wipe out Negative Cognitions. What’s a negative cognition? Well, that’s all the crap that we and/or others put in our brain over the years that basically tells us that we’re bad, that something’s wrong with us […]
Hello Everyone, As you know there have been a string of suicides again this past week. Kate Spade, Anthony Bourdain, and in our business.. Dave Slick. It sickens me and saddens me that so many think there is no hope and no one to turn to. I will admit I have had my lows, just […]
Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs) Study-Physical Problems Due to Unresolved Trauma How scary is this? From 1995-1997, Kaiser Permanente, a huge hospital in Southern California studied over 17,000 patients for this study. It asked questions about abuse and neglect that these patients may have received as a child such as: emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, […]
Therapy! Why do I need to go to a complete stranger and open up my deepest darkest secrets? Why would I want to remember the sad or bad things that have happened to me when I’ve worked so hard to keep them tucked away in a box? What if I try it and it doesn’t […]
Exxxotica Denver…. Where do I start..? It can only be with a massive, huge THANK YOU to everyone who helped Pineapple Support, to everyone who donated money and prizes at the booth, to all the incredible, kind people that I met over the weekend. To say I am bowled over by the response we received […]
